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House & Garden 
A figure due partly to irregu¬ 
lar grain and partly to black 
stripes caused by the pigment 
Even so common a wood as 
cypress often shows an inter¬ 
esting figure when finished 
There are many kinds of mottle, 
alt giving a raised effect. The 
wood above is yellow poplar 
The satinwood panel above shows 
some of the possibilities of veneer¬ 
ing and careful matching 
The inside surface of a slab of 
bird's eye maple. This is not a 
distinct species of tree 
The ripple grain ash below 
illustrates how the figure is 
brought out by cutting 
Part of a small table top made 
from redwood burl, an abnormal 
growth of the tree 
Circassian walnut is deservedly 
well known. The panel sec¬ 
tion above is typical of it 
Burls vary greatly in their 
figure. The matched veneer 
panel at the right is birch 
At the left, a panel made from 
well matched veneers of ash 
burl with curious figure 
